Remote Work Impact on Management: A Microsoft Company Research

This report explores the growing concept of remote work and its impact on management, focusing on a case study of Microsoft. The research aims to evaluate the increasing prevalence of remote work, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, and its effects on Microsoft's management practices. Key objectives include determining the impact of remote workers on overall management and investigating effective management practices to support flexible working within the company. The research employs a positivism philosophy and a deductive approach, utilizing quantitative research methods for data collection and analysis. The report addresses research questions related to the definition of remote work, its impact on management, and the identification of effective management practices for remote workers at Microsoft. Desklib provides access to this and other solved assignments to aid students.

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Topic: The growing concept of remote workers and its impact on the management. A research
work on Microsoft company............................................................................................................1
A) INTRODUCTION (250)............................................................................................................1
B) Theoretical background and research focus (1200)....................................................................1
Aim and objectives.................................................................................................................1
Research questions.................................................................................................................1
C) Justifications and contextualisation (600)...................................................................................2
D) Methodology (800).....................................................................................................................2
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................3

Topic: The growing concept of remote workers and its impact on the management.
A research work on Microsoft company.
A) INTRODUCTION (250)
The concept of remote work is a recently growing concept that is associated with enabling
employees to work from anywhere without the constraints of an office holding them down. Thus,
remote work tends to comes with a generous dose of flexibility in schedule and work hours and
aims to create a better balance between personal and professional lives which is the main reason
behind its rising importance and significance mainly in IT companies.
B) Theoretical background and research focus (1200)
Aim and objectives
Research Aim
The main aim of current research, “To evaluate about growing concept of remote worker
along with determining its impact on the management of a firm.” A research work on Microsoft
company.
Research Objectives
The main objective of current research project leads out in London Branch of Microsoft
corporation are listed and presented as below:
 To evaluate about the concept of remote work and its growing need and importance
during the times of Covid-19.
 To determine about the impact of remote worker on the overall management of Microsoft
company.
 To investigate about effective management practises that can be adopted within
Microsoft company to support better management of remote worker and encouraging
flexible working.
Research questions
 What is meant by the concept of remote work and its growing need and importance
during the times of Covid-19?
 What possible impact of remote worker is being seen on the overall management of
Microsoft company?
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 Which can be the some more effective management practises that can be adopted within
Microsoft company to support better management of remote worker and encouraging
flexible working?
C) Justifications and contextualisation (600)
D) Methodology (800)Research paradigm and philosophy- There are four main types of research philosophy and
paradigm which comprises of positivism, interpretivisim, pragmatism and realism. Based on
nature of current study, making use of the positivism philosophy seemed most appropriate and
suitable as it supports systematic manner and practical way of undertaking a study.Research approach- There are two main research approach deductive and inductive. Making
use of the deductive approach has been proposed for current project as it supports a better way
for testing and scanning of facts and it also effectively in line with the positivism approach.
Research strategy-Choice of method- there are two main methods of conducting a research comprises of
qualitative and quantitative research method. Use of quantitative method of research seemed to
be moat suitable for current study as it supports easy collection and presentation of facts in
numeric terms. Beside this, application of quantitative research method is suitable for current
project as it ensures statistical presentation of facts with the help of charts and tables which lead
to more specific and authentic set of results.
Timelines-
Collection of data-
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